Viola Hamburger

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Viola (Meller) Hamburger, 82, of Gettysburg, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 24, 2012 at the Gettysburg Memorial Hospital surrounded by family.

Funeral services were 2:30 p.m., Friday, December 28, 2012 at Grace Bible Church, Gettysburg with Pastor Ken Cartlidge presiding. Burial will follow in the Gettysburg Cemetery. Visitation was from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Grace Bible Church with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service.

Viola Meller was born to Fred and Marie (Yauck) Meller in Arnett, OK on May 3, 1930. She attended grade and high school in Arnett.

On January 13, 1956, Viola was united in marriage to Melvin H. Hamburger at Shattuck, OK. Following their marriage they moved to Gettysburg, SD in March of 1956. They settled into the Setzer (Dutenhoeffer) place west of Gettysburg. From there they moved North of Gettysburg first to the Schneider Farm and then to the Tempt Farm where she resided until her hospitalization. They had seven children together: Douglas, Dianne, Earline, Connie, Loren, Gloria and Cheryl.

During her life, Viola enjoyed gardening, cooking, canning, baking – especially Rhubarb Delight, doing word search’s, quilting, and sewing little dresses for her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also enjoyed visiting her kids and grandkids. She and Melvin made many quilts, most of them for the children and grandchildren. The Neighborhood Bible Study was an important part of her life, in which she had been involved with for over 30 years.

Those blessed to have shared in Viola’s life are her husband, Melvin; her children: Doug (Beth) Hamburger, Gettysburg, Dianne (Ray) VanBockel, Lebanon, Earline (Bryan) Jones, Brookings, Connie (Bret) Adee, Bakersfield, CA, Loren (Shauna) Hamburger, Cheyenne, WY, Gloria (Jim) Meyer, White, and Cheryl (Bob) Taggart, Yankton; her grandchildren: Jill (Corey) Hicks, Amanda Hamburger, Valerie (Tom) Pryor, Vanesa (Peter) Hall, Jeremy (Jenny) Jones, Jordan Jones, Ashley Jones, Elizabeth, Austin, August and Victoria Adee, Richie and Nate Meyer, Rachael, Charlotte and Tully Taggart; her great grandchildren: Autumn Hicks, Harper Pryor, Samuel, Maxwell, and Jackson Jones; her siblings: Helena (Charles “Nolan”) Jackson, Amarillo, TX, Leon (Yvonne) Meller, Irving, TX, Clarence (Ute) Meller, Bartlesville, OK, and Elvin (Sue) Meller, Waterloo, IA; sister-in-law: Iralee Meller, Shattuck, OK; aunt: Lena Yauck, Follett, TX and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.